Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born in 1931, in Privolnoye, Russia. Gorbachev’s family was very poor and as a teenager, he contributed to his family’s income by driving tractors at the local machine station (Biography, 2015). Gorbachev’s young life and upbringing was that of a communist country. He graduated from high school with a silver medal in 1950. He then continued his academics at the Moscow University, which was the premier school in the Soviet Union. Gorbachev graduated in 1955 from the university with a law degree (Biography, 2015). Gorbachev’s political career began while still in high school where became a candidate member of the Communist party. However, it was not until 1952 that he was
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Even though, Gorbachev was the leader under the Soviet Union he abandoned the confrontational style of world politics and became the driving force to improve world relationships (Pyle, 1989). As a leader, he displayed a vision to address the problems and issues affecting the citizens. He successfully communicated his approach to having a peaceful initiative to addressing world affairs. He was the first Soviet leader that presented himself as a rational actor. Gorbachev believed in discussing problems openly with other leaders and the citizens he represented. He worked towards a more socially oriented economy geared towards increasing productivity and decreasing waste. Gorbachev was successful in changing the culture of the Soviet Union by his willingness to change …show more content…
He believed the people of the Soviet Union deserved freedom and opportunity. He led his people with compassion and respect by putting an end to the Cold War and bringing down the Berlin Wall. He believed that the German families should be reunited and that the years of separation should have never occurred. Gorbachev believed is peaceful approach to solving problems instead of declaring war. He built strong alliances with the United States and entered an agreement to stop nuclear weapons. By doing this, the Soviet people could see that Gorbachev took action on his
Even though, Gorbachev was the leader under the Soviet Union he abandoned the confrontational style of world politics and became the driving force to improve world relationships (Pyle, 1989). As a leader, he displayed a vision to address the problems and issues affecting the citizens. He successfully communicated his approach to having a peaceful initiative to addressing world affairs. He was the first Soviet leader that presented himself as a rational actor. Gorbachev believed in discussing problems openly with other leaders and the citizens he represented. He worked towards a more socially oriented economy geared towards increasing productivity and decreasing waste. Gorbachev was successful in changing the culture of the Soviet Union by his willingness to change …show more content…
He believed the people of the Soviet Union deserved freedom and opportunity. He led his people with compassion and respect by putting an end to the Cold War and bringing down the Berlin Wall. He believed that the German families should be reunited and that the years of separation should have never occurred. Gorbachev believed is peaceful approach to solving problems instead of declaring war. He built strong alliances with the United States and entered an agreement to stop nuclear weapons. By doing this, the Soviet people could see that Gorbachev took action on his